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14 THE MORNING OHEGONIAN, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1910. RECALL THREAT IS MADETGJ.T.ELLIS Councilman "Approached" by Billboard Posting Concern, He Says. DEF1 TAKEN; MAYOR BACKS Supported by City Administration, Origingor of Ordinance Looking Toward Billboard Evil, Wel comes Fight on Plan. I A. McN'ary, counsel for Foster & Klelser, billboard posting concern, vis ited Councilman Joseph T. Ellis, at his office In the Couch building yesterday, according to Mr. Ellis, and threatened that unless he withdrew a bl'lboard or dinance to be placed on the ballot by Initiative petition, Foster & Klelser would put their force of between 50 and 60 men to work for the recall of Ellis. At the conclusion of the interview with Mr. McNary, Mr. Ellis said he would ob tain the necessary 2000 signatures re quired to obtain the placing of the meas ure on the ballot and nothing could prevent him from doing so. "If that is the case," Mr. Ellis reported Sir. McNary as saying, "then the only thing for us to do is to circulate the pe tition for your recall." "Go right ahead," was the retort of the Councilman. Councilman Ellis fathered a billboard ordinance last year which was killed by Councilmen vvatkins and Lombard In the police committee of the City Council. :He has for some time been working on another ordinance, which will have the ffect, he said, of absolutely abating the billboard nuisance. At the same time, it is also said, the measure, if it obtains the popular vote, will have the effect of reducing the business of Foster & Klelser to a minimum. The following is an account of his in terview with Mr. McNary as told by Mr. Ellis: "Mr. McNary came to see me this afternoon." he said. "We are personal friends, but as soon as he came in he told me he was acting for Foster & Klelser, the billboard people. " 'Have you heard any talk recently of your proposed recall?' said McNary to me. "I told him I had not and that the lit tle trouble was but temporary. " 'Well, he said, '1 want to tell you a lot of people have been to see Mr. Klel eer recently and asked him to let his force of men go Into your ward and cir culate petitions for your recall. Mr. Klelser said It would cost the firm noth ing, and if you were going to fight them it might be the best thing to do. " 'He told the people he would think about it and then asked me to come and talk things over with you. " Of course at the time you circulated your last petition. Mayor Simon was be hind you. He has now changed that at titude. " 'Well, Ellis, what do you intend to dor I told him I Intended to nress for that measure becoming law more than I had ever done. 'He then told me the only thing for Foster & Kleiser was to send out their men to circulate my recall petitions. " 'Go right ahead,' I retorted. 'I will give the press an account of this inter view tonight.' "McNary begged me not to do that. He said it w-ould put his firm in a bad light and that we might yet come to some ar rangement. I told him that was impossi ble and that as he had not asked for any pledge of secrecy I did not feel Justified In withholding an account of what had transpired. "He left me in considerable heat." Immediately after Mr. McNary left. Councilman Ellis said he called up Mayor Simon and informed him of the occur rence. Mayor Simon promised he would continue to support any billboard meas ure. The measure being advocated by Mr. Ellis is one providing that any billboard on a building or within 10 feet of any Inflammable building shall be built of fireproof materials; further that it shall be securely fixed on the roof of a build ing in such a way that the Inspector oT Buildings will pronounce it safe. According to the provisions of the ordinance, no billboard shall be placed so that the face of the same shall come within three feet of the outer wall of such building; at the same time the bottom edge of the board must not be less than one foot nor more than three above the roof of the building. To prevent disfiguration of the city, the face of such board shall not be over ten feet in height nor exceed 20 feet in width. Billboards shall not extend over the edges of buildings and when over 18 feet wide must have a door in the center for the convenience of firemen who may be engaged in fire fighting. By the measure, the billboards are prohibited from being placed on any building higher than two stories and only on buildings with a flat roof. All such billboards must be passed upon by the Inspector of Buildings. In the case of billboards erected within the fire limits other than on buildings, they may not be over 14 leet in height above the street level. The base of the board must be at least two feet above the grade of the adjoining street. This is to prevent the accumulation of rubbish. All such billboards in the Are limits must be constructed of fireproof material or faced with iron or other material in such a manner that they will be made fireproof. When billboards are erected outside the fire limits, if they are put back so that no part is nearer than 10 feet to any building, fence or other structure, they may be constructed of combustible materials. However, the boards are not to exceed 14 feet In height and the base must be at least two feet above the street level. Should any part of the board be nearer than 10 feet to any building or fence, the same pro visions, as apply in the case of bill boards in the fire limits, shall apply here. By the proposed ordinance billboards may not be erected without a permit to be obtained from the Inspector of Buildings. AH existing billboards that do not comply with the provisions of the ordinance are to be cut down with in one. year of the passage of the measure. Any that do nrt so comply shall be torn down by the Inspector of Buildings and the cost charged to the owner of the board. The Inspector of Buildings is required to examine all billboards and to see they comply with the ordinance and are quite safe. Further provisions are there shall be an open space of not less than five feet between any two billboards and that no board shall exceed 500 square feet in area. A fee of 2.50 is to be charged for each, billboard. By the ordinance, it will be unlawful for any person or cor poration to erect a billboard without first obtaining the consent of all the property owners In the block in which the board is to be built. The last pro vision does not apply in the case of land advertised for sale or lease nor in the case of buildings upon which a sign is displayed advertising an en tertainment, exhibition or business con ducted Inside the walls. The provisions for non-compliance with the billboard ordinance are a penalty of not less than $25 nor more than $200 for each of fense and for each day each offense Is repeated. A concluding paragraph to prevent the pasting of bills on wooden fences requires that no wooden fence shall be more than eight feet in height above the sidewalk grade. The petition for the ordinance, of which the foregoing is a synopsis, will be distributed broadcast in the next few days. If the necessary signatures are obtained, the measure will be placed on the ballot at the November election. Lillian Andrews Played in Portland 20 Years Ago Actress in "The Three of l'a" Was Member of Cordray Company. C OMETHING like 20 years ago when the crowds surged into the old Cordray Musee and Theater on Summer evenings, the same Lillian Andrews who this week is playing the Irish servant in "The Three of Us" with the Baker Stock Company in the last play to be given In the venerable theater, was also one of the most popular members of the company. It is one of those freak coinci dences worthy of more than passing notice. Those were the days of the good ACTRESS PLAYING IRISH SERV ANT PART I.V THK THREE . OF US" AT THE BAKEIl. Av . ' fit r 'A il - l H' 111 UN f Lillian Andrews. old melodrama, when Dick French wore a cruel black mustache, waved his hair in a slick curl pasted down towards one eyebrow, leaned forward and hissed curses at the Jolly Irish, Dutch or colored (whichever Lillian happened to be that week) character woman who is always there just in . time to frustrate his evil designs against the heroine. Since then Lillian Andrews has not played in Portland until now, when she has come back to be acting again the Irish servant, although in a play vastly different from the old ones. Miss Andrews is an exception to the average member of the acting profession, and is reported to have large property holdings in Cali fornia. Her old charm is still with her and during the past eight "weeks of her engagement with the Baker Stock Com pany, she has created a strong following or mends here. She is one of the fore most character women in stock in the country. William Dills is the only surviving mem ber of the first Baker Stock Company, which included Catherine Countiss, Charles Wyngate, William Bernard, Elsie Emond, and others well remembered, but Lillian Andrews began in the old days when the playhouse consisted of a tent with sawdust on the grqund. YOUNG TEACHER IS LOST DERANGED, MISS BERTHA I?AX SOM WANDERS AWAY. Sent to Mail Letters at-Street Corner Box She Drops From Sight of Her Relatives. The failure of Miss Bertha Ransom, a young school teacher, to return to her home at East Forty-fifth and Gladstone streets yesterday at noon caused a long search in the neighborhood, and up to a late hour last night no trace of her had been found. Temporarily deranged as the result of an operation following an accident last Wrinter, Miss Ransom is believed to be wandering aimlessly on the streets, hat less and coatless. The police have been notified of her disappearance and the entire neighborhood has assisted in a search which continued fruitlessly late last night. Miss Ransom, who is 23 years of age and who had been living at home with her mother, Mrs. J. H. Ransom, since the accident, was sent out just after noon yesterday to mail some letters. She put on no hat or coat, going to the mailbox a few blocks away but failed to return. Investigation showed that she had mailed the letters. Early in the afternoon a search was started. The country Is covered with heavs brush in that vicinity but a thorough search failed to reveal the slightest trace of the young woman. She is described as being 23 years of age, 5 feet 2 inches tall, 133 pounds in weight and slender in appearance, having light brown hair and as wearing a dark blue serge skirt and a dark blue silk waist, with no hat or coat, when last seen. She is said by her relatives to be apparently rational but suffering from acute melancholia as a result of the operation which she had to undergo. She was a teacher at the South Bend, Wash., high school. Woman Sues Physician. A 1 11 TV WHJBI flrfttt-n nml th. SITtAntnn. statements made yesterday morning in mo case oi .cjjzaDetn Merrtam against Dr. W. B. Hamilton, which is to be tried In Judge Gantenbeln's department of the Circuit Court. The first testimony will be taken next Tnpsflv mnmintr u.. Merriam demands 5r.r..ui f m y, ...r-; clan for alleged malpractice. The doctor imieu prupeny 10 aiagnose her case, she alleges, making n. npHnn. . ( essary when her real trouble was dis covered, ine pnysiclan ma ntalns thai he never told the woman exactly what her ailment was. hut Infnrm v, tt might be one of two things. He con tends that he is pnnwil V. r- . i ing to the symptoms as carefully as any ! I ' ' ' ' I I s ' i ' 4 2 sT S" - - tl . I FACTORY IS TAKEN Deputies Rout Besieged and Serve Replevin. MAIN DOOR BEATEN DOWN Man With Sllverplated -Badge, Im personating Policeman, Resists Attack Bond of $100,000 Given in Litigation. Giving a bond of $100,000, Nat Camp bell and others, stockholders in the Campbell Automatic Safety Gas Burner Company, replevined the plant and the property of the company yesterday (rom the possession of J. C. Windsor and others. The writ was served by Chief Deputy Sheriff Proebstel and Deputies Baty and Hunter, who battered in the door of the factory to gain entrance. While this was going on, those Inside tele phoned to the police station, saying that the Sheriff s men were outside and asking for police officers to compel them to desist.. Chief of Police Cox laughed as he told them that he had no authority to interfere with the Sheriff. The officers first made an attempt to enter a window in the basement, which is leased by the Campbell Company to a plating works. It happened that the proprietor of the plating works was engaged in plating some badges for the city police force. Pinning one of them on his coat and seizing a stick, he ordered them away. Not wishing to clash with one supposed to repre sent the police department, the deputies then attacked the main door of the factory and beat it in. They are still in possession and will remain nntll the proper custody of the plant is deter mined by law. Victor and Nat Campbell disposed of their 61 per cent of the stock of the company, which has a capital stock of $500,000, several days ago. It was proposed that the old directors should resign as a courtesy to the new owners. All did so except J. C. Windsor, the treasurer, who refused. When the old board had resigned, Windsor, acting under a clause in the company's by laws, appointed a new board of direc tors and the newcomers did likewise. Windsor's men remained in possession of the plant, while the newcomers have be'en for nearly a week outside, clamor ing for admission. FIRE FOUGHT WITH BOOTS Resourceful Supervisor Carries Water and Saves Timber. Falling to whip out an incipient forest fire by the use of his saddle blanket, Foiest Supervisor R. E. Bene dict is reported to have succpded yesterday in preventing the spread of flames by carrying water in his boots. The fire was discovered on a hillside of the Olympic National Forest, at the foot of which was a little mountain stream. He succeeded in controlling the situation. His feet were badly blis tered and lacerated. The Olympic Are was one of 25 re ported at the office of the Forest Serv ice since the dry season began along the Coast range. Owing to the close patrol which is being maintained, none has been allowed to destroy any large amount of timber, but it has been found necessary to employ several men in many instances. Probably $3000 has been thus far expended by the Forest Service and co-operating timber owners since the danger began. In almost every Instance the origin of the fire has been traced to the carelessness and neglect of some individual. Camp fires, matches and pipe-bowl embers are'the chief causes. The most serious fires of the year have been reported from the Umpqua, Oregon and Cascade forests in Oregon, and the Colville and Washington re serves in Washington. Forest Supervisor Chapman yester day mailed S000 circulars, addressed to the pastors of religious organizations in Washington and Oregon, requesting their co-operation in educating their localities in the necessity of saving the trees from destruction by Are. The circular calls attention to the immense value of every thousand feet of timber which becomes available by the estab lishment of sawmills, and points out that the loss from that source In 109 was $700,000. Many members of the clergy have volunteered to preach on the economic side of the problem. BRIDGE BONDS INDORSED East Side Club Adopts Resolutions Praising Major's Stand. Mayor Simon's efforts to sell the $250,000 block of Broadway-bridge bonds received unanimous indorsement from the Jsorth East Side Improvement Association at its meeting last night. Following re marks by Joe Buchtel favoring the bridge, resolutions commending the Mayor s stand and thanking him for his efforts to bring about the immediate erec tion of the structure were introduced by H. H. Prouty and adopted without oppo sition. The resolutions were as follows: "Re solved, That the North East Side Im provement Association extend its thanks and sympathy to Mayor imon in nis efforts to dispose of the $250,000 block of bonds, for the purpose of starting work on the Broadway bridge, and also for his efforts for the erection of this bridge." In the absence of President M. G. Munly, W. C. North presided, and the hall was filled to its capacity. East Portland was represented by Dan Kella- her. Rev. George B. Van Waters, W. L. Black and M. O. Collins. Many others attended who do not often go to the meet ings. The opposition that had been ex pected to the bonds failed to develop, and the meeting was the quietest and shortest in the history of the association. Besides indorsing the bonds, no action was taken beyond hearing a report on the city beautiful movement from J. B. Ziegler. PERSONALMENTION. G. W. Colvig, an attorney of Grants Pass, is at the Imperial. Dr. R. E. Green, of Creston, la., is registered at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Connacher, of Yacolt, Wash., are at the Oregon. - James E. Smith, of Weiser, Idaho, is at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Canter, of Dallas, are at the Lenox. C. F. Fowler, of Goble, is at the Lenox. D. W. Dorrance, of Kohler, is regis tered at the Lenox. W. W. Bethel, a railroad man of The, Dalles, is at the Perkina. W. H. Wright, Judson Burch and Willard Burch, of Rockford, III., are at the Perkins. Walter L. Fitzgerald, of Philadelphia, who has charge of the extension to the Portland Light & Power Company's power plant at- Cazadero, Is at the Cornelius. C. A. Engle, of Boise, Idaho, is atthe faeward. Dr. J. R. Marshall, of Hlllsboro, is at the Kamapo. Thomas F. Donohue, of Prince Rupert, B. C, is at the Kamapo. Emil Mohr and W. T. Rau. of Med ford, are staying at 'the Imperial. M. G. Hope, a banker of Vale, is at tne imperial. W. J. Frazier, a lumberman of Aber deen, Wash., is at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Logan, of Vic torla, B. C, are at the Cornelius. R. B. Porter, of Porter Brothers, rail road contractors, of Spokane, is at the Portland. Mrs. E. II. Dewey and daughter. Miss Geraldine Dewey, of Nampa, Ida., are staying at the Portland. Judge J. F. Sullivan and family, of San Francisco, are at the Portland. H. W. Hanna, a nephew of the late Mark Hanna, and C. B. Ament, of Denver, Colo., are at the Portland. Robert Camp, Thomas Camp and John G. Coleman, of Milwaukee, and Frank A. Neilson, of Oshkosh, Wis., who have heavy timber interests in Oregon and Washington, are at the Seward. NEW YORK. July 1. (Special.) The following persons from the Pacific Northwest registered at New York ho tels today: From Portland F. H. Corbett, W. H. Boyer, at the Algonquin; J. H. Barbour, tit the Normandie. From Seattle P. Budwalda, at the Gir- ord: G. Edwards, at the Broadway Cen eraL From Silverton J. C. "Walt, at the Im perial. From Zlllah, Wash. E. B. Fitts, at tire Seville. From Tacoma H. B. Dewey, at the Sr. Deni8. From Spokane Miss K. Wolf, at the Herald Square. SAN FRANCISCO. July 1. (Special. Portland arrivals at the Palace Ho tel today: L. H. Parker, W. R. Eldridge, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Owen, William R. Sewell and wife, G. P. Clerin Gould. W. H. Phelps, H. L. Pittock, F. W. Lead- Detter. CHICAGO, July 1. (Special.) Ore gon people registered at Chicago ho tels today ae follows: From Portland At the Congress, L. r. Keaay. At the Great Northern. A. May Sechler. At the Lasalle, Mr. and Mrs. o. Lohan. From Medford At the Congress, Ira J. J. Dodge. GREETINGS SENT MAYOR SIMOIf CONGRATULATED OX StTCCESS OF FIRST YEAR. Day Is Busy One for Executive, Who Receives Many Messages From Constituents. Mayor Simon was the recipient yes terday of numerous congratulations from business men and others through out the city on the success of his first year as the city's chief executive. In cidentally, it was one of the Mayor's very busy days. In addition to a large volume or routine, he presided at a meeting of the Board of Health at 10 A. M., the Park Board at 2 and the Water Board at 4 P. M. It was a record-breaking year that Mayor Simon put in, for he never missed a session of the City Council, the Executive Board or of the Water, Park or Health Boards, and he was absent but once from the regular ses sions of the Civil Service Commis sion, during his first year in the office. Contrary to custom. Mayor Simon does not preside at the meetings, of Executive Board committees, leaving the work of each committee absolutely to the members. He does, however, preside at all of the meetings of the Council, Executive Board and the Park Water and Health Board and Civil Service Commission. "I am thankful," said Mayor Simon yesterday, "that I have had excellent health throughout the first year of my term and have not been sick one day during the entire time. I have been able to perform my duties and have en- Joyed the work, although at times there are some very vexatious problems. One of the most perplexing was the team sters' strike, which created a serious situation for a brief time. The Mayor will now bend his en ergies in pushing to completion the great projects commenced during the first half of his term. Thes-e include the Madison-street bridge, the second pipeline to Bull Run River, the garbage crematory and the various park, play ground and boulevard schemes. The most difficult problem now con fronting the administration is the Broadway bridge, for which there is a bond issue of $2,000,000. Litigation, started by enemies of this project, bids fair to delay the work for a long time, notwithstanding the strong ef forts of Mayor Simon and the other friends of the bridge to get the con struction under way. TWO MOTHERS SENTENCED Terms In Jail Held Over Women Whose Children Quarrel. Police Judge Bennett took a short cut yesterday to the settlement of a neighborhood quarrel in which a dis agreement between two 5-year-old boys had drawn their mothers into the con troversy. The judge sentenced each mother to 15 days in jail, but suspended sentence pending good behavior. Mrs. Henrlette Josselyn appeared as defendant on the complaint of Mrs. P. E. Blckner. The Bickner boy, 5 years old, had struck the Josselyn boy of about the same age. Mrs. Josselyn pursued the Blckner boy to his own home and administered, she said, "just one little slap." Judge Bennett imposed the jail sen tence upon Mrs. Josselyn for striking the child and upon Mrs. Blckner for permitting her boy to strike his play mate. In suspending the sentences, the magistrate said, with much solemnity, that they would be enforced if the quarrel was renewed. BOY VISITORS GO NORTH First Youthful Mayor of Portland Returns to Private Life. After remaining in Portland six days, during which they were constantly on the move, the members of the Columbfa Park Boys' Club, of San Francisco, left yesterday for Vancouver, Wash., where they gave an entertainment last night. They will go today to Seattle, remain ing two days, and then will start on the return trip home. Portland's first boy Mayor, Sammy Weinsteln, yesterday became a private citizen. He will continue, however, as president of the Rose City Boys' Club, which was organized at the boys' mass meeting at the Portland theater Wed nesday night. Another meeting of the club will be called within the next few weeks and a permanent organization will be effected, . HOSPITAL IS NEED Board of Health Recommends Contagion Pavilion. SITE CHOSEN, COST $15,000 Cases , of Contagious Disease to Be Quarantined at Modern Isola tion Hospital Scarlet Fever Is on Decrease. A pavilion system for handling con tagious diseases Is to be a feature of progressive Portland, the City Board of Health, with the hearty sanction of Mayor Simon, having so decided. At the monthly meeting of the board yesterday morning, a recommendation SITE SELECTED FOE .0 tP iA. . i h III "I lit jr" v 4" CITV BOARD OF HEALTH CHOOSES GROUNDS AT EAST TWENTY EIGHTH A . L TIBBETS STREETS. was voted asking the council to appro priate $15,000 for the acquisition of a site and house already standing on the premises, for this purpose. The location selected is the south east corner of East Twenty-eighth and Tibbets streets, and the members are agreed it will make an ideal Isolation hospital, where contagious diseases may by properly cared for and rigid quarantine enforced. Under present conditions there la no place where the health authorities may confine contagious diseases, aside from the smallpox detention station at Kelly Butte, and to a limited extent in the contagious pavilion of St. Vin cent's Hospital. Consequently there have been times, one in the recent past, when there was rapid spread of dis eases because of lack of proper quar antine. It has been shown that people will not obey the ordinances unless compelled to do so. They go about spreading disease everywhere. Fever Epidemic Ending. Health Officer Wheeler reported that there are only 32 cases of scarlet fever, a gratifying decrease from last month, when there were 96. There were no deaths from this disease this month. There were 22 cases of diphtheria, with one death, and there was one death from whooping cough. There were 108 cases of measles, with no deaths. Dr. Story, a member of the board. called attention to the manner in which contractors are leaving streets. He de clared there is reason to fear diseases will be bred bv the formation of pools along the hard-surfaced streets, as in many places there is no proper drain. Mayor Simon referred this subject to Dr. Wheeler, with instructions to con fer with City Engineer Morris. Milk Inspection Valuable. The milk-Inspection ordinance took full effect yesterday, concerning tnis. Dr. Wheeler reported as follows: July is the time limit set for applications for the tuberculin tests of the dairy neras, I anticipate very little trouble, as it is be coming quite popular among the diary men. as they obtain a direct benefit wltnout cost, and many of them beg us to test their herds. The work Is carefully done and is of neces sity slow and two men could not possibly test all the herds In the prescribed time. But such testing will continue until all the cows supplying the city with milk have been tested. This movement is certainly a very valur able one from a health standpoint, and the State Legislature should enact suitable laws covering testing for tuberculosis in cattle within the state, and also laws that would prevent importing of untested cattle into the state. The ordinance, which was secured through co-operation of Mayor Simon and the Board of Health, assisted by others deeply interested, compels dairy men to submit their cows to the tuber culin tests if they wish to sell milk In Portland. The city has a stair or insDectors. of which two hold state dairy and food inspectorships, to en force the law, and is also installing a laboratory to test samples or mine taken from wagons in the city limits. MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE Y. M. C. A. Sunday Gatherings to Be Kept Up This Summer. Da.ia, Qnnrinv afternoon addresses' in the auditorium of the Young Men's Chris tian Association were discontinued w.nn last Sunday, and. beginning tomorrow, a new programme will be in augurated for the hot-weather period. The meeting to be held tomorrow after noon at 3:30 o'clock, as well as subsequent unday gatnerings, win oe m no-tuxc of an Informal discussion class. R. R. Perkins, religious work director of the T. M. C A., is to be leader In the discussion tomorrow afternoon. The M.Attn win Vw In the lohhv. which is a very attractive room and can accommo date a large numDer or men. as in ine past, the meeting will be open to all men. As a rule the Y. M. C. A. Sunday meet iTiir. ro rfisfontinued duriner the Sum mer, but this1 year interest has kept up so well that it was decided simply to change the kind, of gathering. BRICK THROWN IN JEST No Arrest Is 3Iade on Complaint of Transfer Company. Complaint was made to Patrolman Black Friday morning by the Van Horn Transfer Company that some one of a party of four men had thrown a brick at one of its drivers. The man was found and said that he had tossed the brick without intending to hit any one. He was not arrested. The tame company reported that someone had re moved a nut from the hub of one of its- wagons some time in the night. Harry Sprague, arrested by Special Officer Ackerman for using abusive lan guage to a strike-breaker, was fined $20. Jim Blanchard, a union man, was accused of using abusive language to Ernest Vlan in a ' hotel where women were present. He was fined $20. EMPEROR HONORS DOSCH Second Decoration Won for Services to Japan in Exposition. In appreciation of his efforts in the arrangement of the Japanese exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at Seattle, Colonel Henry E. Dosch, who was director of exhibits, has had con ferred on him the third class of the Imperial Order of Rising Sun by the Emperor of Japan The Insignia rep resents the rising sun, and is set with a rare red stone, from which rays of gold radiate, inlaid with Ivory. It hangs from a pendant of green and pink enamel which is patterned after the lotus plant, Japan s national flower. This is the second honor which has been conferred on Colonel Dosch, he having received a military decoration of the Sacred Treasury of the Legion of Honor six years ago, when he dl rected an exposition in Japan. , CONTAGIOUS PAVILION. yT... . '6' . The medal received yesterday is the highest honor that can be conferred on a foreigner who is not in the diplo matic service. In the letter accompanying the medal T. Uchida, of the Japanese embassy, said: I have the honor to Inform you that udor the recommendation of the Mlnlmera of Ag riculture and Commerce and of Foreign Af fairs, His Majesty and Bmperor of Japan has graciously been pleased to confer upon you the third class of the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun, In recognition of the friendly co operation and kind assistance which you have given to the Japanese authorities and ex hibitors at the Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Exposi tion, vm:i, and which have In no (mail de gree contributed to the success of our par tlclpatlon In the affair. GOOD THINGS IN THE PORTLAND MARKETS BY LILIAN TINGLE. D ERR1E3 and cherries "are "leading mJ points of interest In the fruit mar ket, cherries being particularly good this week, though not so plentiful or low in price as is usual at this season. Fine Royal Annes can be had at 7 to 10 cents a pound: Bings cost 10 to 20 cents, ac cording to size and quality, and the less choice black varieties can be had at 5 to S cents a pound. Strawberries have passed their prime and cost about 12 cents a box; but red raspberries are still excellent at three boxes for a quarter. Blackberries, black caps, loganberries and currants, red. black and white, are all to be had at 10 to 12V4 cents a box, and are in good con dition for preserving or Jelly-making. The first watermelons of the season have made their debut this week, and are selling at 5 cents a pound. Cantaloupes are quite plentiful and of very good quality, costing 5 to 10 cents each. Peaches are rapidly coming to the fore, some choice early varieties being now available at 15 to 20 cents a dozen, or $1 to $1.50 a box. Early apples are also to be had at 20 to 25 cents a dozen. New this week are "pruno-samonas" at 15 cents a dozen or 50 to 60 cents a box. They appear to be a very delicious combination of plum and nectarine, and are excellent In fruit salads. Good pine apples are also available for the same purpose. Limes, for pickles, relishes and cooling drinks, can now be had at 20 cents a dozen. In the vegetable market celery Is re appearing, but is still very limited in quantity. The earliest okra pods have also arrived, and are selling at 25 cents a pound. Green peppers are the same price, and are rapidly becoming more plentiful. Very fine hot-house tomatoes can now be had for 25 cents, and the less choice sorts for 15 cents a pound. Green peas are easily the most attrac tive of this week's vegetables, and come at 5 to 8 cents a pound. Cucumbers are decidedly lower in price, good ones cost ing 4 to 7 cents each. A small quantity of English vegetable marrow is to be had, as well as other varieties of Sum mer squash. A little asparagus still lin gers at 5 to 10 cents a pound. Wax and green beans cost 10 cents, and sweet Ore gon cabbage 4 cents a pound. Poultry prices have declined slightly. but not enough to make chicken any less of a luxury. Hens sell at 22 cents, Spring chickens 30 to 32 cents and Spring ducks 25 to 30 cents a pound. The fish supply is rather less varied than usual. Chinook salmon costs 15 to 20 cents a pound and baby salmon 20 to 25 cents. Black bass costs 40 cents a pound and lobster is the same price. The shad season is practically over, though good shad can still be obtained at 20 to 25 cents each. Crabs are fairly plentiful at two for 25 cents. Other available fish are halibut, black cod, sole and smelt at about 12 cents, and flounder, red snapper and perch at 10 cents a pound. Eggs cost 25 to 30 cents a dozen and but ter stands at 60 to 70 cents a roll. CREAMERY HOLDS TRAGEDY Tillamook Cheesemaker Shoots Self Over Family Affairs. TILLAMOOK. Or., July 1. (Special.) George Bennett, a cheesemaker in the Tillamook creamery in this city, shot himself in the head this eveningat the cheese factory. -He was taken to his home but he is so seriously injured that it ie thought he cannot recover. Family trouble appears to have been the cause of the act. He has a wife and one child. Train Ditched, Two Killed. TOPEKA, Kan., July 1. Santa Fe west bound passenger train No. 5 went into the ditch at Cedar Point, the first sta tion east of Florence, this afternoon, and the fireman and engineer, both of To- jpeka, were killleA. . HORSES RAGE TODAY Riverside Driving Club to Hold Two-Day Meet. RIVALRY AT KEEN PITCH Free-for-AU Pace This Afternoon Promises to Be Best Event of Day Some Fast Pacers Are Entered in Contest. Members of the Riverside Driving Club turned out in force last night and paraded through the principal streets to advertise the harness race Portland Fair and Livestock Associa tion this afternoon. This is the first of a two-day meet, for the Riverside Club will also hold races on Monday afternoon, July 4, which will be a con-, tinuance of this afternoon's races. In one of the races this afternoon there will be a spirited contest between at least four horses owned by Portland horsemen. This will be the second race on the programme, a trot between Bes sie Lovelace, Dottle Dimple, Red Skin and Deputy. All of these are clever performers, and have made interesting races in recent matinees. Bessie Love lace, the J. J. Kadderly entry, de feated A. C. Lohmire's Red Skin at the last meet, and the latter owner is de termined to even matters up today. The Howltt entries, Dottle Dimple and Deputy, are also being groomed as contenders in this race, and one of the most interesting -struggles on the track can be expected. The free-for-all pace, which will be run this afternoon, will also be a great race, for several of the best steppers owned In Portland have been entered. The list includes G. K. Howitt's Zoe M., trained by Dick Wilson, and Blue Jacket. Georgia Rose and Tom Mur phy's Tobasco. This ought to be the best race of all. The entries for the meet this after noon, as well as that of Monday, are: Saturday, July S. Pacing, class C Dr. Treve Jones' roan m. Alexandra Queen: r. C. Anderson's b. g. Chelco: K. T. Merrill's brown m. Brown Lace; C. W. Todd's b. g. Manuel; A. C. Crof ford's black h. Frederic Zombro. Trotting, class B J. P. Porter's brown m. Nettle Bird: O. A. Ackerson's brown g. Planter.; C. W. Flanders' b. m. Cantatrlce; F. T. Merrill's black m. Beala Nun; T. W. Murphy's s. m. Sis Merlden: J. W. Benson's b. g. Maddox. Class A. pacing, free-for-all K. How itt's b. g. Zoe W.: Watt's gray g. Blue Jack ett; O. J. Brown's brown m. Georgia Kose. Running race, quarter mile Boys' run ning race, ponies to be 14 hands high and under. All boys to be 15 years or under. Monday.' July 4. Class B. trotting A. O. Hall's b. m. Al lace Jones; J. P. Porter's brown m. Ora May; G. K. Howitt's b. g. Hunkey Dory; W. T. McBrlde's Ray o'LiRht. Class A, trottinK, free-for-all A. C. Loh mire's ch. e. Red Skin; J. J. Kadderiys brown m. BesBle Lovelace: T. R. Howitt's b. m. Dotty Dimple; C. W. Todd's s. g. Deputy. Trotting, class F M. J. Myer"s h. m. Elta M.; L, W. Watt's b. g. Rallie B.; Dr. K. Drake's b. m. Zophal; Ed Aylsworth's b. g. Sargo: J. Edwards' B. C. Quarter mile running race Boys' running race, the ponies to be 14 hands high ami under, and all boys to be 15 years or under. Half-mile run. weight for age A. J. Coft man's Joe Gaffney; Charles Hoy's Fastene; C. W. Todd's Quigly. Pace W. B. Linn's black h. Alex Wil liams; A. C. Lohmire's black h. The Aro Light. ROCHE -ARRIVES FROM SOtTH Speedy Featherweight Will Box With Jockey Bennett. Johnny Roche, the speedy little San Francisco featherweight boxer, who Is scheduled to meet Jockey Bennett in a 20-round exhibition Monday night, ar rived in Portland yesterday and is ready to enter the ring at a moment's notice. Roche says he does not believe that thetydict of Governor Gillett will kill off the fighting game entirely in Cali fornia, for he asserts that exhibition bouts, such as are being held in Port land, are within the pale of the law and will be permitted. Jockey Bennett, who Is scheduled to meet Roche, is a red-hot favorite with the Portland fans, for he has appeared here in a number of first-class bouts with clever opponents. Bennett likes to meet a good boxer, for when he does he likes to extend himself and how lust what he can do. In Roche he believes he has a lad who will force him to extend himself, and that is the came he is after. Both lads win enter tne ring at sdoui 18 Dounds. Kid Exposito and "Spider" Richardson will furnish the prelimi nary. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. July 1. Maximum tempera ture, 67 degrees; minimum, 56 degrees. River reading. 8 A. M-. iu.3 leet; cnange in iant 24 hours, u.l root rail. loiai ruiuiuu, d i-. M. to 6 P. M-, none; total rainfall since September 1, 1909, 4.'.09 Inches; normal. 43.88 inches; deficiency, 1.S0 inches. Total RimHhlne. 7 hours 6 minutes: possible. 15 hours 42 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 6 P. M.. 30.10 inches. THE WEATHER. 0 "5 P3 1 SB A Wind STATIONS, State of Weather Boise. Boston. Calgary. Chicago. 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.00 6!W Clear ( 'loudy Ft cloudy Pt cloudy Cloudv a X w SB Denver. ......... Des Moines Duluth Eureka Galveston. ...... Helena Jacksonville. . . Kansas City.... Marslifleld Montreal New Orleans.... New York , North Head..... Pocatello. ....... Portland Roseburg ........ Sacramento. . . . . . St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake San Francisco... Siskiyou Spokane Tacoma - - Tatoosh Island... Walla Walla.... Washington Winnipeg 0.00 0.00 0.00 Cioudv 20iSW 24iXW IClear 58,0.00 (.loudy 0.00 10(3 Pt cloudv 0.12 0.00 0.00 4 -N W 6,S 8i."E Cloudy Cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy 64jO.OO 760.00 16(NW 4'S Pt. cloudy Rainf nir 86:0.06 86(0.00 1 5810.00 8810. 00 6710.00 10R SW Cloudy Cloudy (Clear -V NW SW SB SW Pt. cloudy Pt. flniirlv 66(0.00 82(0.00 88 0.00 9010.00 9010.00 600.00 Clear Pt. cloudv Clear 12IXW 20W 4IXW 4IW 4(SW 4 W 4:s 20IW IClear Clear 6S0.00(- Pt. cloudv 7610.00 64(0.00 6010.00 80'O.00 94iO.O0 94(0.00 Clear Icioudy Cloudy Clear Cloudv ICIoudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. The high pressure area over the North Pacific States has diminished in intensity and the low pressure area over the Great Salt Lake Basin has remained nearly sta tionary. No rain has fallen on the Paclnc Slope during the last 24 hours, and the temperatures have remained nearly station ary. Hot weather continues over the greater portion of the Eastern states, with tem peratures about 80 degrees. The conditions are favorable for generally fair weather in this district Saturday. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Saturday, cloudy and threatening, without much if any rain; westerly winds. Oregon Saturday, fair except cloudy and unsettled weather western portion; westerly winds. Washington Saturday. fair; ' westerly winds. Idaho Saturday, fair. EDWARD A. REALS, District Forecasted i